Synnøve Brøndbo Plassen, Hjemve – slåttetralling fra Folldal, Norway, Heilo / Grappa Musikkforlag, HCD 7373 CD (2021) Rising young folk
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Dans mon monde: back to the world of 1960s French pop / garage / surf music with retro-hipsters
Monsieur Paul et les Solutions, Dans mon monde, Germany, Staubgold, staubgold 166, limited edition 7″ vinyl EP (2022) I must
Continue readingGate of Klüna: a unique and highly individual trippy space psychedelic rock / pop journey
Kuunatic, Gate of Klüna, Germany, Glitterbeat, GB117 CD / vinyl LP (2021) Japan has a long, looong history of all-female
Continue readingBodhisandhya: a raw lo-fi solo black metal style revolving around Buddhism, darkness, hatred and misanthropy
Kanprai, Bodhisandhya, Thailand, Non Self Supremacy, NSS-01, limited edition cassette (2021) / United States, Forbidden Sonority, cassette (2021) A truly
Continue readingIsolation Video
Two new items from Feeding Tube Records. From USA, Donkey No No is the trio of Ted Lee (co-owner of
Continue readingMagical Nights – Saigon Surf Twist and Soul (1964 -1966): retrospective of a significant 1960s Vietnamese pop singer brings a lost scene back to life
Phuong Tâm, Magical Nights – Saigon Surf Twist & Soul (1964 – 1966), United States, Sublime Frequencies, SF120 CD digipak
Continue readingCilicium: a solid debut of dark droning cold-space black metal
Issolei, Cilicium, Norway, Terratur Possessions (Van Records), VOICE 132, CD digipak / 12″ vinyl LP (2021) Mystery Norwegian horde Issolei
Continue readingAlteleyeshegnem: a funky makeover and introduction into the work of a major Ethiopian artist
Alèmayèhu Eshèté, Alteleyeshegnem, Germany, Philophon, PH45011 vinyl 7″ single (2017) As my way of farewelling Alèmayèhu Eshèté, the great Ethiopian
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Four new items from the Zoharum label, all arrived 2nd February 2021. Berlin duo NNHMN have crossed our path previously
Continue readingNatura Aeternum (self-titled): a mix of atmospheric black metal and ambient dreamy pop
Natura Aeternum, self-titled, Bulgaria, BMC Productions, CD (2021) A self-titled fourth album, when previous albums have had other titles, might
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